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A100 SXM vs L4

A100 SXM vs L4: specs and rental cost

Compare memory, node configurations, and fixed weekly and monthly cost before choosing between NVIDIA A100 SXM and NVIDIA L4.

Decision summary

A100 SXM provides 56 GB more VRAM per card. L4 costs $592 less per 30-day term . Choose based on whether memory headroom or lower fixed cost is the binding constraint.

NVIDIA

A100 SXM

training · batch inference

$792/ 30 days
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NVIDIA

L4

efficient inference · video encoding

$200/ 30 days
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SpecificationA100 SXML4
ArchitectureAmpereAda
VRAM80 GB HBM2e24 GB GDDR6 ECC
Host resources / card20 vCPU · 160 GB RAM8 vCPU · 64 GB RAM
Local NVMe / card2 TB1 TB
7-day price / card$224$56
30-day price / card$792$200
4-GPU node / 30 days$2,915$736
Catalog quantity780 cards315 cards